Thought disorder and relapse in schizophrenia.
Twenty-eight patients with chronic schizophrenia were evaluated for a variety of psychiatric symptoms. These variables along with demographic data were used to predict relapse over a 24-month period in a multiple regression model. Initial formal thought disorder was a strong predictor of relapse (F = 79; p less than 0.001). The predictive value of this symptom was enhanced by the addition of age of onset of psychosis but not by the addition of other symptomatic or demographic variables.
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Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012008:Recurrence; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013850:Thinking